The dead man is an antiquities dealer murdered in his Cairo shop. When a sinister Egyptian spotted at the crime scene turns up in Mazghunah, Amelia can't resist following his trail. There is a mysterious scrap of papyrus and a missing mummy case to investigate while she keeps at least one eye on their precocious son, Ramses and his Egyptian cat. But the digging turns dangerous when Amelia and Emerson look for answers in an ancient tomb.